What do you feed lo?

I'm just curious what everyone is feeding their LO's. Are you still doing the jared pureed baby food and cereal? I give LO cereal and baby yogurt for breakfast and then pureed food for lunch and dinner. when DH and i eat we will give LO like cheerios or puffs or noodles or mashed potatoes or something from our plate that she can eat. is that wrong? do i need to be giving her more "normal people food" and not baby food? TIA

I'm just curious what everyone is feeding their LO's. Are you still doing the jared pureed baby food and cereal? I give LO cereal and baby yogurt for breakfast and then pureed food for lunch and dinner. when DH and i eat we will give LO like cheerios or puffs or noodles or mashed potatoes or something from our plate that she can eat. is that wrong? do i need to be giving her more "normal people food" and not baby food? TIA

Remember, every kid is different. My girl was not a good eater so feeding her stuff from our plates never really happened because she was soooo picky and still is. But luckily, my son, NOT AT ALL - loves his foods and has a great ability to eat solids and take bites and chew real well. Here are some foods we give him:

YogurtBagels toasted with butter or cream cheeseToastPB&Jgrilled Cheeseravioli - especially the good stuff with veges inside like spinach and cheese and butternut squash. we get these from Trader Joes - they are adult ravioloi and not Chef Boyardee or crap like that. Very healthy!Soup - loves tomato with roasted red pepper (adult low sodium soup)Mac N CheesePeas, carrots, green beans - mixed frozen vegetables boiled in water in the micro and served on his plate fo rhim to pick up - LOVESAsparagus - the kid would eat it every day if he could but the pee smells awful!!RiceChicken bitesCereal (cheerios, etc)Graham crackersGoldfishSweet potato fries Ham and cheese rollups (on pita bread)pizza crustbananagrapespearsstrawberriespeachesfreeze dried fruits - get these from Costco - both my toddler love these and 2 servings of fruit in every bag!

Pretty much ANYTHING we give him...he is a piggy!!!!

Remember, every kid is different. My girl was not a good eater so feeding her stuff from our plates never really happened because she was soooo picky and still is. But luckily, my son, NOT AT ALL - loves his foods and has a great ability to eat solids and take bites and chew real well. Here are some foods we give him:

YogurtBagels toasted with butter or cream cheeseToastPB&Jgrilled Cheeseravioli - especially the good stuff with veges inside like spinach and cheese and butternut squash. we get these from Trader Joes - they are adult ravioloi and not Chef Boyardee or crap like that. Very healthy!Soup - loves tomato with roasted red pepper (adult low sodium soup)Mac N CheesePeas, carrots, green beans - mixed frozen vegetables boiled in water in the micro and served on his plate fo rhim to pick up - LOVESAsparagus - the kid would eat it every day if he could but the pee smells awful!!RiceChicken bitesCereal (cheerios, etc)Graham crackersGoldfishSweet potato fries Ham and cheese rollups (on pita bread)pizza crustbananagrapespearsstrawberriespeachesfreeze dried fruits - get these from Costco - both my toddler love these and 2 servings of fruit in every bag!

He loves brocolli and carrots and sweet potato cubes. He prefers chicken over steak I just gave him large chunks of cheese pizza yesterday, and he's doing great with that. And scrambled eggs are full of win. Plus you can add chopped veggies into them.

Anything he wants and the occasional tub of puree, if he doesn't seem to eat enough for a meal.

He loves brocolli and carrots and sweet potato cubes. He prefers chicken over steak I just gave him large chunks of cheese pizza yesterday, and he's doing great with that. And scrambled eggs are full of win. Plus you can add chopped veggies into them.

forgot to add Scrambled eggs - loves it. I actually make an amelet for him (with just egg...haven't added anything like cheese or veggies yet but should soon) and then cut it into pieces that are easy for him to grab. scrambling it to much and chopping into too small of pieces makes it hard for him to pick up. he also loves french toast, pancakes, waffles. i usually just put butter or if i am generous i will sprinkle powdered sugar on them. I often add purreed pumpkin to the egg for french toast to give him some more veggies!

forgot to add Scrambled eggs - loves it. I actually make an amelet for him (with just egg...haven't added anything like cheese or veggies yet but should soon) and then cut it into pieces that are easy for him to grab. scrambling it to much and chopping into too small of pieces makes it hard for him to pick up. he also loves french toast, pancakes, waffles. i usually just put butter or if i am generous i will sprinkle powdered sugar on them. I often add purreed pumpkin to the egg for french toast to give him some more veggies!

She actually wont eat bananas at all. not eve the pureed. i'm not sure why. she used to like them, then all of a sudden she wouldnt eat them anymore at all. i'll have to start trying more stuff like that. i'm just so tired of buying baby food. it would be nice to not have to. and she does like puffs and cheerios. so, i bet she will be good. thanks again.

She actually wont eat bananas at all. not eve the pureed. i'm not sure why. she used to like them, then all of a sudden she wouldnt eat them anymore at all. i'll have to start trying more stuff like that. i'm just so tired of buying baby food. it would be nice to not have to. and she does like puffs and cheerios. so, i bet she will be good. thanks again.

For a while, Josh wouldn't eat them as finger foods because he didn't like the stickiness, so I would roll bits in his oatmeal. That's also what prompted me to bake sweet potato cubes ... they had a "dry" exterior, so he wouldn't not pick it up due to the texture.

Another thing about bananas, Josh doesn't like them when the outside skin is all yellow. He prefers them when they're spotty brown and almost to the point of considering to throw them out. Odd ball. But, they might be mushier and sweeter at that point.

For a while, Josh wouldn't eat them as finger foods because he didn't like the stickiness, so I would roll bits in his oatmeal. That's also what prompted me to bake sweet potato cubes ... they had a "dry" exterior, so he wouldn't not pick it up due to the texture.

Another thing about bananas, Josh doesn't like them when the outside skin is all yellow. He prefers them when they're spotty brown and almost to the point of considering to throw them out. Odd ball. But, they might be mushier and sweeter at that point.

Hi Kimjo! As I read our Feb. board daily - I think our dear babies are all so very different!! I'm so jealous of those mamas who are feeding their kiddos ravioli, toast, eggs, meat, noodles....I have a terrible eater on my hands, she loves her bottles! We do some purees - carrots with applesauce and baby oatmeal cereal is her fave. Lately, I've been sneaking some orzo pasta in there for texture. But - when I give her mashed potato, she pukes. The itty-bittiest pieces of cheese? Pukes. Tiny pieces of bread? Yep - pukes. But she LOVES Cheerios, Mum-Mums, and those sorts of things that can melt in her mouth. It is so weird. So yep, we are mainly on purees at 11 months, but that is what she can eat. So if your LO can eat what you and DH are eating I say go for it - but I think the babies are letting us know what they can handle!

Hi Kimjo! As I read our Feb. board daily - I think our dear babies are all so very different!! I'm so jealous of those mamas who are feeding their kiddos ravioli, toast, eggs, meat, noodles....I have a terrible eater on my hands, she loves her bottles! We do some purees - carrots with applesauce and baby oatmeal cereal is her fave. Lately, I've been sneaking some orzo pasta in there for texture. But - when I give her mashed potato, she pukes. The itty-bittiest pieces of cheese? Pukes. Tiny pieces of bread? Yep - pukes. But she LOVES Cheerios, Mum-Mums, and those sorts of things that can melt in her mouth. It is so weird. So yep, we are mainly on purees at 11 months, but that is what she can eat. So if your LO can eat what you and DH are eating I say go for it - but I think the babies are letting us know what they can handle!

Thats exactly what i was thinking, thats one of the reasons i posted this question. I'm not on here as much as i used to be. so it was kind of a follow up. But I got to thinking this morning, is that what SAHM moms do? Because i work full time so that was another question. What do you send your LO to daycare with? Now she isn't at daycare, she stays with my MIL. Just curious about that. But it is nice to know i'm not the only one still feeding her mainly jared food. i was actually starting to feel guilty about it. like i was letting her fall behind or something.

Thats exactly what i was thinking, thats one of the reasons i posted this question. I'm not on here as much as i used to be. so it was kind of a follow up. But I got to thinking this morning, is that what SAHM moms do? Because i work full time so that was another question. What do you send your LO to daycare with? Now she isn't at daycare, she stays with my MIL. Just curious about that. But it is nice to know i'm not the only one still feeding her mainly jared food. i was actually starting to feel guilty about it. like i was letting her fall behind or something.

I also work full time - my mom takes care of Cassidy twice a week, and we have a nanny twice a week (I work extra long four days, so I can have Fridays off with DD!!), and both are experienced mommy's, and we're still having the issue. I don't know what the heck I would send to daycare, lol!! What I've been trying to do is put a finger food in front of her every day - small bits of things like banana, avocado, bread, pasta, peas, just to get her used to the idea. She mostly plays with it, but I'm hoping she starts to put it in her mouth! I'm also sneaking tiny pasta (pastina or orzo) into the purees to slowly up the texture - my next step will be the potatoes - sweet or regular. I was talking to my office mate today about her first birthday party - I want her digging in that cake and shoving it in her mouth and all over her face like the rest of the babies!! :-( I guess we can only do our best trying, right?

I also work full time - my mom takes care of Cassidy twice a week, and we have a nanny twice a week (I work extra long four days, so I can have Fridays off with DD!!), and both are experienced mommy's, and we're still having the issue. I don't know what the heck I would send to daycare, lol!! What I've been trying to do is put a finger food in front of her every day - small bits of things like banana, avocado, bread, pasta, peas, just to get her used to the idea. She mostly plays with it, but I'm hoping she starts to put it in her mouth! I'm also sneaking tiny pasta (pastina or orzo) into the purees to slowly up the texture - my next step will be the potatoes - sweet or regular. I was talking to my office mate today about her first birthday party - I want her digging in that cake and shoving it in her mouth and all over her face like the rest of the babies!! :-( I guess we can only do our best trying, right?

My DD has 2 teeth too. For breakfast she might have baby cereal with fruit puree or mashed fruit, or toast fingers with avocado mashed on it, or oatmeal with cinnamon and nutmeg, or egg yolk and toast fingers (or diced toast so i can spoon it in).She eats mushed up foods (lumpier than puree) or finger foods for lunch and dinner. She eats lots of raw fresh fruit and veggies (eg strawberries, peaches, nectarines, banana, mango, cucumber, watermelon) that I give in chunks or fingers to make it easy to grip. She can cope with pasta, couscous and quinoa if its in a mushy sauce, and is also ok with rice cakes and bread.

The only things she has really struggled with are small fruits with strong skins such as cherries and grapes.

Your daughter might be ready for some lumpier textures and feeding herself occasionally. Give it a go!

My DD has 2 teeth too. For breakfast she might have baby cereal with fruit puree or mashed fruit, or toast fingers with avocado mashed on it, or oatmeal with cinnamon and nutmeg, or egg yolk and toast fingers (or diced toast so i can spoon it in).She eats mushed up foods (lumpier than puree) or finger foods for lunch and dinner. She eats lots of raw fresh fruit and veggies (eg strawberries, peaches, nectarines, banana, mango, cucumber, watermelon) that I give in chunks or fingers to make it easy to grip. She can cope with pasta, couscous and quinoa if its in a mushy sauce, and is also ok with rice cakes and bread.

The only things she has really struggled with are small fruits with strong skins such as cherries and grapes.

Your daughter might be ready for some lumpier textures and feeding herself occasionally. Give it a go!

You've probably have tried this but have you tried giving him bigger pieces to handle? I cut los toast in 3 pieces and let him have at it! If i cut it smaller he looks at me sorta saying ; You're kinding me right? ;)

You've probably have tried this but have you tried giving him bigger pieces to handle? I cut los toast in 3 pieces and let him have at it! If i cut it smaller he looks at me sorta saying ; You're kinding me right? ;)

I give AJ just about anything, unless it's too spicy or too tough to gum to death. AJ has only just begun to cut teeth, so it didn't really matter to him what he ate. He gets supper updet if he can't share with mommy or daddy. He really love peanut butter and fluff sandwiches. And artichokes. Loves artichokes. :)

Today he's had his puffs, mum mums, apple wheels, some hamburger from McD's and taco salad with mommy. The meat was a little too spicy for him, but he was really good at letting me know that. What's important to him is that he gets to at least try new foods.

I give AJ just about anything, unless it's too spicy or too tough to gum to death. AJ has only just begun to cut teeth, so it didn't really matter to him what he ate. He gets supper updet if he can't share with mommy or daddy. He really love peanut butter and fluff sandwiches. And artichokes. Loves artichokes. :)

Today he's had his puffs, mum mums, apple wheels, some hamburger from McD's and taco salad with mommy. The meat was a little too spicy for him, but he was really good at letting me know that. What's important to him is that he gets to at least try new foods.

Yes, I'm trying to give her more texture, and some finger food every day. Yesterday we did avocado chunks before we did the pureed carrots - and I think some actually made it into her mouth! I do a rotation of things for her highchair tray- bananas, potatoes, peeled quarters of grapes...I think I may give her some toast strips this weekend to see what happens!

Yes, I'm trying to give her more texture, and some finger food every day. Yesterday we did avocado chunks before we did the pureed carrots - and I think some actually made it into her mouth! I do a rotation of things for her highchair tray- bananas, potatoes, peeled quarters of grapes...I think I may give her some toast strips this weekend to see what happens!

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